Home Dialysis

In general terms home dialysis can be peritoneal dialysis or home hemodialysis. In Bermuda, peritoneal dialysis is the only home dialysis modality offered. ​

What Is Peritoneal Dialysis?

Peritoneal dialysis is a type of dialysis that used the patient's peritoneum in the abdomen as a membrane or filter that helps to remove toxins and fluid. Sterile dialysis fluid is introduced into the abdominal cavity and by osmosis and diffusion dialysis takes place.

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Two Types of Peritoneal Dialysis

​CAPD (Continuous Ambulatory PD)​In CAPD manual bags are used and patient is filled and drained by gravity. On average, patients do four manual bags (exchanges) in 24 hours.

CCPD (Continuous Cycling PD) is a type of peritoneal dialysis where cycler machine is used for overnight treatments and all exchanges are performed by this device while patient is sleeping.